Progress, Projects, & Promises

I managed to use at least 3/4 of the bushel of cucumbers I bought.  Some of them are fermenting away in our front room, giving the house a nice pickle smell upon entrance.  (Unfortunately one of the crocks is leaking, and I'm going to have to transfer them.)  They could be ready as early as this Saturday or as late as next Saturday. 

In addition to the long-fermenting koshers, I made a couple of batches of "Quicker Koshers," some bread and butter pickles, and some cucumber relish.  I never knew that cucumber relish could be so yummy.  All the recipes have come from Canning for a New Generation by Lianna Krissoff, a book I think is pretty great (except it doesn't mention pressure canners once, as far as I can tell - is there discrimination in the canning world?).

Vintage Country (Music)

So my dad, one of my regular readers, sent me the following YouTube video in response to my post on Nashville and my interest in vintage country music.  In addition to the singer (Willie Nelson), he suggested that any of the other artists mentioned were worthy of a listen.

Quite honestly, the first thing I thought when I saw this video was - who's the guy in the suit?  That's Willie Nelson?!  Well, it was 1965...